Queen Millennia
1981 1 season · 42 ep live_tv Scripted Japan

Queen Millennia

新竹取物語 1000年女王

Queen Millennia sits in the top 4% of Japan seriess on this catalog — ranked #181 of 4,579 by TMDB audience score.

Synopsis

新竹取物語 1000年女王

Queen Millennia is a manga series by Leiji Matsumoto which was serialized from 28 January 1980 through 11 May 1983 in both the Sankei Shimbun and Nishinippon Sports newspapers. The manga series was adapted into a 42-episode anime TV series by Toei Dōga and broadcast on the Fuji TV network from 16 April 1981 through 25 March 1982. An anime film was released on 13 March 1982 shortly before the TV series ended. The anime series was combined by Harmony Gold and Carl Macek with episodes from the 1978 Matsumoto series, Space Pirate Captain Harlock, and shown from 1985 to 1986 in the United States as the 65-episode Captain Harlock and the Queen of a Thousand Years. The series was broadcast in Germany on Tele 5 during 1992 and on Mangas in France in 2004.

Reception Benchmarks

8.5
TMDB Rating
44
Audience Reviews
Outstanding
Critical Tier

Ranked #181 of 4,579 Japan seriess indexed here (96th percentile by TMDB audience score).

Rating is +1.6 points above the Japan average of 6.9/10.

Among Japan Animation productions specifically: #152 of 2,532 (top 6%).

Also On Fuji TV

Other series that aired on Fuji TV.

Other Titles From Toei Animation

Animation + Action & Adventure in Japan

706 Japan titles in our catalog blend the Animation and Action & Adventure genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Queen Millennia itself).

The 1980–1982 Japan Window

Queen Millennia tops the 67 Japan seriess we index from this three-year window. Cards below list the runners-up in descending audience order.

  1. Queen Millennia
    #1

    Queen Millennia

    ★ 8.5 · 1981
  2. Space Cobra
    #2

    Space Cobra

    ★ 8.3 · 1982
  3. Super Dimension Fortress Macross
    #3

    Super Dimension Fortress Macross

    ★ 8.1 · 1982
  4. Dr. Slump
    #4

    Dr. Slump

    ★ 8.0 · 1981
  5. Hello! Sandybell
    #5

    Hello! Sandybell

    ★ 7.9 · 1981
  6. Kagemusha
    #6

    Kagemusha

    ★ 7.8 · 1980
  7. Urusei Yatsura
    #7

    Urusei Yatsura

    ★ 7.8 · 1981
  8. The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
    #8

    The Adventures of Tom Sawyer

    ★ 7.7 · 1980

The 1980s Japan Landscape

Catalog density by release year across the 1980s in Japan, 280 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Queen Millennia premiered alongside 28 others.

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Position in Catalog

Released alongside 28 other Japan seriess in 1981.

The 552nd Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).

Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (1,671 seriess).

Audience Engagement

44
Reviews
61st
Review-volume percentile
59th
Popularity percentile

44 audience reviews — more than 61% of Japan seriess in our index.

Popularity sits at the 59th percentile among Japan seriess.

Broadcast Timeline

First Air Date
April 16, 1981
Last Air Date
March 25, 1982
Broadcast Span
11 months
Total Episodes
42 across 1 season
Format
Scripted
Total Runtime
≈ 17.5 hours

Production Details

Primary CountryJapan
Original LanguageJapanese
Production CompaniesToei Animation
Series TypeScripted
Seasons / Episodes1 / 42
Release DateApril 16, 1981

Questions Answered

Who created Queen Millennia?

Queen Millennia was created by Leiji Matsumoto.

When did Queen Millennia end?

Queen Millennia finished its run with its final episode airing on March 25, 1982.

How highly rated is Queen Millennia?

Among Japan Asian seriess in this catalog, Queen Millennia ranks #181 of 4579 — in the top 4%.

Where did Queen Millennia air?

Queen Millennia aired on Fuji TV, which has broadcast 8+ other Asian series indexed in this catalog.